Statement of The Asia and the Pacific Interfaith Youth Network

Posted on February 14, 2023 by acrp-peace

(Photo by Dr. Renz C Argao)About 60 delegates of the Asia and the Pacific Interfaith Youth Network members gathered in Manila, Philippines on 5-8 February 2023 for the 2022 Asia Interfaith Youth Peace Camp with the theme “Asia Youth as Peacebuilders”, which was the first face-to-face camp since the epidemic of COVID-19.It was a great opportunity for delegates to reunite after a long time and to talk passionately about peace for three days.The ACRP will continue to support their activities.SPECIAL THANKS TOThe Seoul Peace Education Center / The Asian Conference of Religions for Peace / The partnership of the University of Santo Tomas Senior High School / Religions for Peace Philippines […]

The Manresa 2022 Pact: Multireligious and Multisectoral Global Pact for the Development of Resilient, Sustainable, Safe, and Inclusive Cities

Posted on December 7, 2022 by acrp-peace

From 27-30 November 2022, Religions for Peace, the City Council of Manresa, and Religions for Peace-Spain-GTER, organised an intergenerational, interreligious, multisectoral, and gender-sensitive forum entitled At a Crossroads: An Intergenerational and Multireligious Response to the Social and Environmental Crises. This event concluded with the signing of The Manresa 2022 Pact: Multireligious and Multisectoral Global Pact for the Development of Resilient, Sustainable, Safe, and Inclusive Cities (The Manresa 2022 Pact).

ACRP Online Executive Council Meeting 2022

Posted on May 26, 2022 by acrp-peace

The two-day ACRP Executive Council meeting was successfully held online for the first time on May 10-11. Seventeen of the 22 member chapters participated in the meeting. About half of the Executive Council members, including the chair of the Youth and Women’s Networks, participated in this meeting and engaged in the discussions.Prior to the main discussion, Rev. Dr. Nobuhiro Nemoto, Deputy Secretary-General of Religions for Peace (former Secretary-General of the ACRP) delivered a message to us from New York.He stated that the mission of religious people is to live by the wishes of God and Buddha and to realize those wishes in this world. The wishes of God and Buddha […]

Online Shelter Visit: Learning from Indonesia on Prevention of Trafficking in Person

Posted on March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 by acrp-peace

Please click thr following registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArfuiprDgiGtKXDN6FDn0mEVyvGDTJp0ndAs the first collaboration project of Religions for Peace Japan and Religions for Peace Indonesia, Religions for Peace Asia (ACRP) is pleased to announce that we will hold the online shelter visit webinar to raise public awareness of labor exploitation issues in Indonesia on Saturday, March 26th, 2022.According to the 2016 report by International Labor Organization, an estimated 40.3 million people are in modern slavery, including 24.9 million in forced labour and 15.4 million in forced marriage.Out of the 24.9 million people trapped in forced labor, 16 million people are exploited in the private sector such as domestic work, construction or agriculture; 4.8 million persons in forced sexual exploitation, and 4 million persons in forced labor imposed by state authorities.Also, ILO […]

ACRP General Assembly 2021

Posted on December 9, 2021January 27, 2022 by acrp-peace

Tokyo Assembly Special SiteAfter a one-year postponement, the ACRP Assembly was successfully ended on October 22. Thanks to the tremendous support from all, it was a great success. This special page is a record of the Youth, Women, and Main Assembly! If you were not able to attend the assembly or if you’d like to catch up on the Assembly, please check it out!!　　　　　

New Leaders of RfP New Zealand

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 by acrp-peace

We are happy to announce our new leaders of RfP New Zealand!Let us introduce Professor Dr. Paul Morris, and Dr. Pushapa Wood! ~~WELCOME TO ACRP!~~ Professor Dr. Paul is a religious studies scholar and an Emeritus Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Dr. Pushapa Wood is director of the Financial Education and Research Centre at Massey University, New Zealand.We hope to keep walking together for world peace!

Tokyo Declaration 2021

Posted on November 8, 2021November 9, 2021 by acrp-peace

Announcement: ACRP New Leadership

Posted on October 27, 2021October 29, 2021 by acrp-peace

The ACRP Tokyo Assembly was held online from October 17 to 22, 2021. About 500 people from all over the world participated.During the assembly, the Governance Assembly approved the new leadership of ACRP!Please refer to each page for details.ACRPAsia & the Pacific Interfaith Youth NetworkAsia-Pacific Women of Faith Network

A Video Message from Afghanistan

Posted on October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 by acrp-peace

A Message from Afghanistan

You are invited to ACRP Ninth General Assembly!!!

Posted on October 6, 2021October 5, 2021 by acrp-peace

Registration is now open for ACRP Ninth General Assembly!Please register BEFORE you join!With its 21 member nations comprising more than half of humanity, the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace (ACRP), now generally known as Religions for Peace Asia, will hold its Ninth Asian Assembly in Tokyo in 19th-22nd October 2021 in online mode.The overall aims of the General Assembly are to approve a new constitution, appoint the office-bearers for the next five years, approve the Assembly declaration and, lastly, to approve a series of recommendations as part of an ACRP action plan that would guide the organization and the Tokyo secretariat until the next Assembly, probably in 2025.Youth Pre-Assembly: […]